Suniva officials announced Monday, Aug. 12, that they were wrapping up the initial round of hiring and beginning construction at the site.

The facility will be Suniva's second U.S. solar manufacturing facility. It will provide up to 200 megawatts of additional capacity of Suniva's American-made modules, supplementing the company's existing manufacturing facility at its Georgia headquarters, a Suniva news release states.

"The U.S. is now one of the top three markets for the global solar industry. Given that, expanding our U.S. manufacturing operation makes a lot of sense and we believe Michigan is the ideal location," Marc Rogovin, Suniva's vice president of corporate services, said in a prepared statement.

"With the region's rich manufacturing history, we have a highly-skilled workforce to draw from and many key supply chain partners in the area. Michigan is a central location with the logistics infrastructure that makes it very easy for us to move our products."

In recent weeks, Suniva's website has listed scores of job openings for its new Saginaw Township facility, including solar module operators, warehouse clerks and maintenance technicians. Officials say the company is finalizing its initial round of hiring this week.